Team season

1985 Detroit Lions

NFC North · 16 indexed games

7–9

Regular season

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Playoffs

Conference rank

307–366

Points for–against

Conference rank is derived from indexed winning percentage, wins and point differential; it is not an official tiebreaker seed.

Postseason path

Playoff games

This team did not appear in the indexed postseason.

Season highlights

Best games from 1985

Postseason stakes and close finishes bring the most consequential indexed games to the top.

Detroit Lions vs Atlanta Falcons

Regular Season · Sep 8, 1985

San Francisco 49ers vs Detroit Lions

Regular Season · Oct 20, 1985

Green Bay Packers vs Detroit Lions

Regular Season · Dec 15, 1985

Detroit Lions vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Regular Season · Nov 24, 1985

Detroit Lions vs Minnesota Vikings

Regular Season · Nov 3, 1985

Dallas Cowboys vs Detroit Lions

Regular Season · Sep 15, 1985

Detroit Lions vs Indianapolis Colts

Regular Season · Sep 22, 1985

Miami Dolphins vs Detroit Lions

Regular Season · Oct 27, 1985

New York Jets vs Detroit Lions

Regular Season · Nov 28, 1985

Detroit Lions vs New England Patriots

Regular Season · Dec 8, 1985

Chicago Bears vs Detroit Lions

Regular Season · Dec 22, 1985

Minnesota Vikings vs Detroit Lions

Regular Season · Nov 17, 1985

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